*Unconventional childhood friends / Reunited after years apart / Romantic tension and push-pull
🫧 Romance expert vs. ⛰️ Veteran single
Luo Kexi and Shi Yipu are neighbors. Her family runs a full-service wedding business; his sells custom coffins. With a narrow alley between their homes, their parents taught them that weddings and funerals clash, so they should stay away from each other. They grew up together, close and distant all at once. After the college entrance exams, one went south and the other north. From then on, they were far apart, with little contact.
For years, all Luo Kexi knew about him came from her childhood friend's complaints:
When she was studying, Shi Yipu was studying.
When she started working, Shi Yipu was studying.
When she got promoted, Shi Yipu was still studying.
When she lost her job, Shi Yipu was still studying...
Over time, Luo Kexi came to believe that Shi Yipu's life's work was to study endlessly. Until she changed jobs and joined a pharmaceutical company, where she went to a clinic to film a video with a collaborating expert. The door opened, and a tall man walked in, nearly knocking over her camera.
Without looking up, Luo Kexi put on the intimidating manner she'd developed at her old workplace. “You haven't been called in yet. Wait outside.”
The man glanced at his watch and said, “It's time.”
Luo Kexi: “Why are you in such a hurry? The doctor isn't here yet.”
The air fell silent for two seconds.
The man spoke. “Is it possible that I'm the doctor on duty today?”
Their eyes met, and Luo Kexi froze.
The man who'd spent half his life studying had finally started working... and become her professional partner.
P.S. Young people from a small town reunite after living in different places, with a long period of romantic tension and a grown-up romance. Readers who require chaste relationships, proceed with caution.
Theme: Cherish every meeting
